ESPN's Bill Barnwell thinks Seahawks should trade out of first round

The NFL Draft is just over a week away, so things are heating up in teams’ war rooms as they prepare their draft boards. While the consensus among many is the Cleveland Browns will select Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett with the first overall pick, we’ve learned nothing is ever a sure thing when it comes to the draft.

One of the biggest parts of the draft is the trades that take place between teams before and during the event. It’s one of the most exciting parts of draft day.

In his latest column, ESPN’s Bill Barnwell created an All-Trades Mock Draft for first round deals all 32 teams could make. For the Seahawks, Barnwell proposed them trading out of the first round altogether and not making their first selection until the 48th pick.

Here’s the proposed trade the Seahawks could do with the Vikings, along with Barnwell’s reasoning:

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The Vikings don’t have a first-round pick after sending it to Philadelphia in the Sam Bradford trade, but let’s sneak them into Day 1 here in a swap that could make sense for both sides. The bottom of the Seahawks’ roster is increasingly threadbare after being ravaged by years of free agency and traded picks, while the Vikings are relatively deep — especially on defense — and would love to find someone else who can immediately contribute along the offensive line. (Don’t ask me why the Seahawks aren’t interested in the same thing.) This swap leaves the Seahawks out of the draft until the 48th pick, but they would then have five picks between 49 and 90.

It’s not the worst idea for the team to consider, but given its pressing need for help along the offensive line, Seattle should hold off to see who is available when it picks at the 26th spot. If the Seahakws don’t feel anyone on their board is truly worthy of a first-round selection, trading back could be the better option.